Na, o ddifrif, fyddwn ni byth yn defnyddio byrfoddau wrth gyfieithu i'r
Gymraeg oni bai eu bod nhw'n sicr o fod yn hollol gyfarwydd i'r sawl
sy'n eu darllen. Mae TGAU wedi hen ennill ei blwyf ond dim ond mewn
dogfennau technegol addysg y byddwn ni'n defnyddio CBAC. Mi fyddwn ni'n
defnyddio SoDDGA wrth gyfieithu dogfennau mewnol y Cyngor Cefn Gwlad ond
mewn dogfennau eraill Safle o Ddiddordeb Gwyddonol Arbennig piau hi bob tro.
Er bod hyn yn achosi cyd-ddigwyddiad hyfryd o greu rhagor o eiriau yn y
testun, mae hefyd yn ei wneud yn llawer iawn haws i'w ddeall.
Wil
Ann Corkett wrote:
> Mae'n flynyddoedd ers imi newid o gael fy nhalu yn ol geiriau'r
> cyfieithiad i gael fy nhalu yn ol geiriau'r gwreiddiol. Gyda'r rhan
> fwyaf o'n gwaith yn dod ar ffurf electronig, yn hytrach nag ar bapur
> neu ffacs, 'does dim problem gyda hyn, ac mae'n well gan y cwsmer
> wybod yn union lle mae'n sefyll o'r cychwyn.
>
> Ar y llaw arall, i'r rhai ohonoch sy'n dal i weithio yn ol y system
> arall, ceir isod ychydig o gyngor a gefais gan gyfieithydd
> Saesneg-Almaeneg. Byddwn i'n dweud bod awduron llawer o'r testunau
> sy'n dod ataf wedi bod yn gweithio ar yr egwyddorion hyn eisoes.
>
> Ann
>
> Nine Easy Steps to Longer Sentences by Kathy McGinty
>
>
>
>
>
> Are you tired of short, direct, and simple sentences that seem to take
> forever to fill up a page? Are you paid by the word? In either case
> you can benefit by increasing the number of words in your sentences
> and the bulk of your writing. And it’s easy if you just follow nine
> simple steps, many of which you may already know and practice. To show
> how easily you can apply these steps, I’ll start with the following
> ludicrously short and simple sentence and increase its verbiage step
> by step.
>
> More night jobs would keep youths off the streets.
>
>
>
> Step 1: Begin to lengthen your statement by referring to studies, even
> if you’re not aware of any studies. After all, who really cares? And
> if anyone challenges you, you can protect yourself by weaseling (see
> Step 5).
>
> Studies have found that more night jobs would keep youths off the
> streets.
>
>
>
> Step 2: Replace simple words like 'more', 'jobs', 'night', 'youths',
> and 'streets' with multiple syllable words of Latin or Greek origin.
>
> Studies have found that additional nocturnal employment would keep
> adolescents off thoroughfares.
>
>
>
> Step 3: Use sophisticated verbs, the vaguer the better. The verb
> 'found' is much too clear and simple, whereas 'indicate', 'develop',
> and' identify' are excellent multi-purpose verbs with so many meanings
> that you can use them in almost any context to mean almost anything.
> What precisely does 'indicate' mean, anyway? If you use 'identify' or
> 'indicate', you can further lengthen sentence by attaching 'the fact
> that' to it.
>
> Studies have identified the fact that additional nocturnal employment
> would keep adolescents off thoroughfares.
>
>
>
> Step 4: Rely on such adjectives as 'available',' applicable', and
> 'appropriate' to lengthen sentences without changing or adding any
> meaning. If possible, use 'various', one of the most meaningless of
> all the meaningless modifiers.
>
> Various available applicable studies have identified the fact that
> additional appropriate nocturnal employment would keep adolescents off
> thoroughfares
>
>
>
> Step 5: Use weasel words as often as possible; 'a number' of is
> particularly useful because it can refer to any number at all: -9,
> 4.78, 0, 5 billion, you name it. (For more effective weaseling,
> replace 'wills' and 'woulds' with 'cans' and 'coulds'.
>
> A number of various available applicable studies have generally
> identified the fact that additional appropriate nocturnal employment
> could usually keep adolescents off thoroughfares.
>
>
>
> Step 6: Sprinkle your sentences with classic redundancies.
>
> A number of various available applicable studies have generally
> identified the fact that additional appropriate nocturnal employment
> could usually keep juvenile adolescents off thoroughfares.
>
>
>
> Step 7: Add meaningless 'it is' and 'there is/are' expressions, not
> only to
>
> lengthen your sentences but also to give them a scholarly ring.
>
> There is no escaping the fact that it is considered very important to
> note that a number of various available applicable studies have
> generally identified the fact that additional appropriate nocturnal
> employment could usually keep juvenile adolescents off thoroughfares.
>
>
>
> Step 8: For the precision that all good writing deserves, use
> legalisms, the more redundant the better.
>
> There is no escaping the fact that it is considered very important to
> note that a number of various available applicable studies have
> generally identified the fact that additional appropriate nocturnal
> employment could usually keep juvenile adolescents off thoroughfares,
> including but not limited to the time prior to midnight on weeknights
> and/or 2 a.m. on weekends.
>
>
>
> Step 9: Use foreign words and phrases to lengthen and enliven your
> sentences. Especially apt are Latinisms and other obscurities whose
> meanings have long been forgotten if they were ever known.
>
> There is no escaping the fact that it is considered very important to
> note that a number of various available applicable studies ipso facto
> have generally identified the fact that additional appropriate
> nocturnal employment could usually keep juvenile adolescents off
> thoroughfares during the night hours, including but not limited to the
> time prior to midnight on weeknights and/or 2 a.m. on weekends.
>
>
>
> So there you have it. Following these nine steps, I’ve managed in no
> time to increase the number of words in my sentence nearly seven fold,
> well above the level of incomprehensibility. And best of all, I’ve
> accomplished this feat with little or no change in meaning.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Inc Cyfieithu Translations"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: etc. o fewn testun Cymraeg
>
>
> Syniad gwych! Pan fo rhywun yn cael ei dalu fesul gair mae pob un wan
> jac yn cyfrif. Ta ta'r DU. Helo'r Deyrnas Unedig.
>
> Wil
>
> Geraint Lovgreen wrote:
>> Sgen i ddim problem efo ayb. neu ayyb. - mae'n eitha amlwg yn yr un
>> modd â h.y.
>> Ond fel ti Gorwel, fydda i byth yn defnyddio DU. Mae UK yn iawn yn
>> Saesneg, ond mae DU i fi yn gyfieithiad o BLACK. Felly y Deyrnas
>> Unedig pia hi bob tro (mewn pethau swyddogol) a 'gwledydd Prydain'
>> lle nad oes grym cyfansoddiadol i'r 'UK'. Mae pobl yn tueddu i
>> ddefnyddio UK i olygu Prydain yn Saesneg, dwi'n meddwl.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Gorwel Roberts <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2008 9:29 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: etc. o fewn testun Cymraeg
>>
>> Meddwl ydw i nad yw ‘ayyb’ yn gwbl glir o ran ei ystyr i bawb o
>> bosib
>>
>> Dwi ddim yn gweld dim o’i le ar ‘etc’ chwaith yn Gymraeg yn y bon
>>
>> paypyb (pawb at y peth y bo)
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* Discussion of Welsh language technical terminology and
>> vocabulary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf
>> Of *Elin Davies
>> *Sent:* 22 August 2008 09:08
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> *Subject:* Re: etc. o fewn testun Cymraeg
>>
>> Ac ati fydda i'n dueddol o roi hefyd fel Gorwel.
>>
>> 2008/8/22 Melanie Davies <[log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>
>> Dwi'n tueddu i gadw etc. gan mai term Lladin yw e.
>>
>> Melanie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwenda Lloyd Wallace"
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>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>
>> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:19 AM
>> Subject: etc. o fewn testun Cymraeg
>>
>>
>>
>> Faint ohonoch sy'n defnyddio etc. o fewn testun Cymraeg yn hytrach
>> nag a.y.y.b.? Ydy etc. yn ddigon derbyniol?
>>
>> Gyda diolch.
>>
>> Gwenda
>> --
>>
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